Watch America's Got Talent Season 6, Episode 12

With the talent search open to acts of all ages, America's Got Talent has brought the variety format back to the forefront of American culture by showcasing performers from across the country. The series is a true celebration of the American spirit featuring a colorful array of hopeful stars, including singers, dancers, comedians, contortionists, impressionists, jugglers, magicians and ventriloquists, all vying for their chance to strut and perform on stage hoping to win America's hearts -- and the $1 million prize. The three celebrity judges are David Hasselhoff, Sharon Osbourne and Piers Morgan.

We started the top 40 countdown in America's Got Talent Season 4 Episode 12 with a combination of the pointless elimination of 25 people the minute they stepped off the plane, followed by some people going through to Hollywood, many of whom were rushed right past. Tonight we round out Vegas with the rest of the top 40.

Paradizo have the judges asking: where do they go next? Hoff's overacting makes it obvious. They're going through to the next round.

Bollywood group Ishaara and hip hop group FootworkKINGz go next, and both groups advance.

Piano player Jeffrey Ou and singer/harpist Rashida Jolley are up next. One will go through, and one will go home. Rashida has been eliminated. I wonder what would have happened if she just sang or just played the harp instead of both. Jeffrey will be going to Hollywood. He is sad to see his new friend go home.

The alien strongmen have been eliminated. Corey, the brother from the brother/sister act quit, and they tell Kara that she's not strong enough without him. If you ask me, she carried the duo.

Eleisha Miller had a lot of personality, but her singing just didn't cut it. Regardless, she is going through to the next round.

Chainsaw jugglers Mario & Jenny, hoping to get through with the freak vote, are advancing to the next round.

Marcus Terrell was given the opportunity to drop his Serenades, but he declined that. The girls are pulling him down, so it's a no. If he's not willing to drop them, they are willing to back out. With that offer, Marcus agrees. He is through to the next round.

U4RIA, Breaksk8, and Destined 2 Be are back after having prepared for their dance off. Great, I just realized U4RIA is spelled even more stupidly than the other two. Lay off the text messaging. At least one act will be eliminated. After the dancing, there's one that the judges really want to put through. The group that goes through is Breaksk8, certainly one of the more unique dance groups.

Voices of Glory are next. They are going to Hollywood by a unanimous decision. Opera singer Barbara Padilla also advances. Both dog acts go through. Charles DeWayne Dorsey, Jr. joins them. The EriAm Sisters and Anthony & Matt do as well. Grandma Lee jokes her way through.

Will Alizma advance despite their lacking singing skills? Their violin playing and looks are enough to get them through to the next round. Now if only they would stop finishing each others' sentences. They're so much closer now, as if that's possible.

Mia Boostrom was eliminated last year in Vegas week. Kelli Glover was eliminated from season 1 of American Idol in the semifinals. Which will face the same fate again? Kelli. Begging and having a breakdown won't help. Mia, however, has made it this time.

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